1960 · Drama, Romance
The war was over. Like many of her female friends, Sasha Potapova was left a widow. It was hard living without a man’s shoulder to lean on, without love and affection, yet no one had ever seen her crying or despairing. For her strong character, the fellow-villagers elected her a collective farm chairwoman. The work, with its cares and worries, helped all but forget about her personal misfortune and woman’s loneliness. And then she fell in love – a bittersweet, unshared love, but happy anyway…
Directed by Yuri Yegorov. Starring Nonna Mordyukova, Mikhail Ulyanov, Danylo Ilchenko, Vasiliy Shukshin and Irina Murzayeva.
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